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Accidents :Panamax bulk carrier fire, Bristol, UK
Grain loading conveyor caught fire while loading bulk carrier THALASSINI at Bristol, UK, in the evening Mar 28. Fire was extinguished by joint efforts of Avon Fire and Rescue Service and Svitzer tug crews, no injures reported. Understood the ship sustained slight damages, if any. All photos full-scale:https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/firefighters-deal-ship-crane-fire-3996650Bulk carrier THALASSINI,…
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EVENTS : Port of Dover Maritime Dover, Kent
Together with our partner ports in Calais and Dunkirk, we continue to keep the food supply chain moving and ensure the NHS receives vital medical supplies through this vital cross-Channel link. https://bit.ly/3btpu1X
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Accidents: Coal barge broke in two, sank at Dillingen port, Germany
Coal barge AQUA SPRINTER II broke in two and sank alongside berth during loading operation in Dillingen, Germany, in the morning Mar 28. Understood barge has some 1,200 tons of coal dust in hold. Barge was built in 1983, of 2,100 cargo capacity. Description: Name: Aqua Sprinter II Ex-name: Jaco…
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EVENTS : Port of Hamburg Logistics & Supply Chain
The southern German economy hits Corona particularly hard Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg, as export-heavy federal states, are particularly affected by the effects of the Corona virus. Industry contributes 27 percent to Bavaria’s gross domestic product, making it a key industry in the Free State. The most important export goods in the…
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Organisations : A Message from the IMO Secretary-General and WMU Chancellor
Dear Colleagues and Students, The spread of the coronavirus is concerning for everyone. My thoughts go out to all of you who have been or may be affected by this unprecedented event. Some of you may even be far away from home and your loved ones. Throughout our history, IMO…
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Ports : Bulgaria is the first country in the Black Sea region with an integrated vessel traffic system (VTMIS)
The technology group Wärtsilä is assisting Bulgaria to become the first country in the Black Sea region with an integrated vessel traffic management and information system (VTMIS). The project represents a practical implementation of the Wärtsilä Sea Traffic Management (STM) concept, the global technology platform that enables ports and vessels…
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EVENTS : Port of Dover Maritime Dover, Ken
We continue to keep #freight moving at the Port of Dover to help our #supplychain remain open and our supermarket shelves stocked during #COVID19
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Offshore : Svitzer’ wins a ten-year extension of their marine service contract with Sakhalin
Denmark based maritime services company ‘Svitzer’ wins a ten-year extension of their marine service contract with Sakhalin Energy Investment Company Ltd Svitzer has been providing towage services to the Sakhalin-II project since 2007. The extension, which comes into effect in November 2022, supports the mooring of more than 1800 gas…
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Offshore : FLNG Gimi designed to produce an average 2.5 million tonnes of LNG per annum
According to global leading midstream LNG player ‘Golar LNG’, over 1,500 Keppel personnel currently working on Gimi floating LNG vessel conversion project in Singapore. In FEB 2019, Golar LNG enters into an agreement to supply a FLNG unit to BP for phase 1 of the Greater Tortue / Ahmeyim Project,…
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ITF :” Thank ” message of ITF General Secretary for all transport workers in the world
I am proud to be the general secretary of an organization that represents transport workers at this time of need. The outbreak and spread of Covid-19 have once again served to highlight just how reliant humanity and global supply chains are on transport workers keeping the world moving. Transport workers…
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